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From: Dave Fisher <wave@apache.org>
Subject: Re: Getting IPMC members to vote Re: [VOTE] Release Apache Bloodhound
 0.4 (incubating)
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:24:38 -0800
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On Jan 23, 2013, at 12:14 PM, Branko =C4=8Cibej <brane@wandisco.com> wrote:

> On 23.01.2013 20:45, Joe Dreimann wrote:
>> I don't know if it's allowed to combine both votes, but I'm in favour of i=
t if it is.
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> It's not. IPMC procedures dictate that the project community shall do
> everything necessary to produce an Apache release, then the IPMC will
> review those results by means of a second release vote. The idea being
> that as long as the project is a podling, it's learning the ropes.
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> Note that you wouldn't really gain much by going straight to the IPMC,
> since that vote thread is initialized with existing mentor votes.
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>> In relation to the currently stalled voting, I'd like to propose Gary as a=
 future IPMC member. Is there a process for this?
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> As soon as he becomes an ASF member, he can also become an IPMC member.

This is not strictly true. I was an IPMC member first. Please bring that dis=
cussion to private.

Regards,
Dave


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>> Also or alternatively, is there a process for recruiting further mentors?=
 Or is it "simply" a case of picking out potential mentors and asking them?
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> It's more or less a matter of asking on the IPMC. Really, though, this
> project has enough active mentors, and relying on purely mentor votes
> sounds like "cheating".
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> The proper way to avoid blocking on release votes is to graduate. :)
> Which I believe this community is ready for. Except for the community
> diversity issue, which you're all actively working on.
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> I know it's frustrating, but even though I'm typically prepared to cut
> through a lot of red tape, I do feel that community diversity is
> important. And we all know exactly how diverse this particular community i=
s.
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> -- Brane
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> --=20
> Branko =C4=8Cibej
> Director of Subversion | WANdisco | www.wandisco.com
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